Saifuddin Saif

Saifuddin Saif was best known for the blockbuster classic Punjabi film Kartar Singh in 1959, which was a masterpiece. He was director, producer, story/dialogue writer and also writer of few songs in this marvelous film.

He was producer and director of three other movies, Darvaza (1962), Madr-e-Watan (1966) and Lut da Maal (1967). He also wrote songs in these movies. He was also producer of two other movies, Raat ki Baat (1954) and Saat Lakh (1957).

Saifuddin Saif was basically an outstanding lyricist, whose first film Teri Yaad was Pakistan’s first released film in 1948. As a lyricist, he got breakthrough from this mega hit song by Iqbal Bano in film Gumnam (1954)..